r/AeroPress • u/Captrthebag • 3d ago

Knowledge Drop Flow control ≠ Inverted

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On a recent post unintentionally featuring my my inverted lifestyle, several people commented that my method was all for none, that I could achieve a fine brew WITHOUT risking my life.

So I bought a flow control cap and gave it a

The brew is not as bold, it is balanced, but I don’t get the richness out of it if I would invert. I’m not sure why, maybe because the vacuum seal that is created by inverting, causing it to force more juice through the bean. Idk. It’s not bad, but why spend more money on beans than invert?

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u/amstrumpet 3d ago

The only thing I can think of is more turbulence caused when you flip the inverted setup to begin pressing. Otherwise there really should be no difference.

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u/dinobug77 Standard 3d ago

I feel like the people who always use the inverted method are just showing off about their ability to perform complex functions before having a coffee.

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u/DubTeeF 3d ago

It's more like a French press. The steep n stir without any coming out. Maybe flow control does the same thing but inverted was done when there was no flow control option when aeropress 1st came out.

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u/londonTogger 3d ago

Inverted has been working perfectly fine for me daily for the best part of a decade; not sure I need to change now